Crime Rates at Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2SF

Leigham Court Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigham Court Road (SW16 2SF) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.9% higher than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigham Court Road (SW16 2SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadash Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knolly'S Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.